Re: NaSpa / Share / z/OS or any mainframe groups

2012-04-03 Thread Jim Thomas
Are there any z/OS or related groups, meetings or anything else in the STL, MO area ??. Jim -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Jim Thomas
Walt, It's been good. I wish you the very best in your future endeavors. Kind Regards. Jim -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Walt Farrell Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 8:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Leaving IBM

Re: LAE instruction

2012-03-06 Thread Jim Thomas
Micheal, Only if you also want the corresponding Access Register to be loaded. Kind Regards. Jim Thomas -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Micheal Butz Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:00 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

Re: mainframe server

2012-01-31 Thread Jim Thomas
Once you get an ID ... how do you then log on to TSO or CICS or whatever.. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Wayne Bickerdike Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 2:46 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: mainframe server

Re: Date and time of IPL API?

2011-12-30 Thread Jim Thomas
IPA (Initial Parameter Area). Kind Regards Jim Thomas -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 7:20 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Date and time of IPL API? Is there an API

Re: Date and time of IPL API?

2011-12-30 Thread Jim Thomas
? IPA is not an acronym that I recognize ... Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Thomas Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 6:49 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Date and time of IPL API? IPA (Initial Parameter

Re: Data encrypt

2011-11-15 Thread Jim Thomas
of bread. But everybody screams for encryption or security ... and then ... comes around several 'organizations' that will sell your information. Security ?? .. Encryption ??.. For what ??. AFAIK, it's a sales (and management) pitch. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile

Re: STOW macro Location

2011-11-15 Thread Jim Thomas
One small point if I may ... and perhaps this has been stated and if so, my apologies .. STOW (if used generally) will ONLY 'UPDATE' the directory and then too, only if the DS has been OPENed OUTPUT, OUTIN or UPDAT... Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014

Re: Large SVCDUMPS

2011-10-31 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Try DSNTYPE=LARGE. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Norbert Friemel Sent: Monday

Re: zOs Runtime Diagnostics

2011-10-31 Thread Jim Thomas
or D GRS,AN,WAITER or LATCH (among others). I think there's a RD ANALYSIS command too but don't remember if that would help. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: filling in the holes

2011-10-30 Thread Jim Thomas
. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of John Gilmore Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN

Re: filling in the holes

2011-10-30 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, No you are not being dumb ... I think I just misunderstood a few words (terminology) ... AFAIK, DS fields, quite unlike DC fields, were never 'automatically' initialized. Kind Regards. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j

Re: Please Help IBM Fix 'Broken' PDSE Problems

2011-10-29 Thread Jim Thomas
to the corruption. FWIW, in no way had I meant my comments to be offensive in any way, manner shape or form. II14218 (and others) does provide info on what one can watch for ... just in case it assists with this particular issue. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294

Re: Please Help IBM Fix 'Broken' PDSE Problems

2011-10-28 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Pardon the intrusion. Has there been any isolation to environmental factors and or specific OEM utilities used ??. I presume that you do have dumps of the 0F4's ??. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us

Re: Testing g RTM routine

2011-10-28 Thread Jim Thomas
CC, I concur and apologize .. I replied to Michael's email before I saw yours. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN

Re: Testing g RTM routine

2011-10-28 Thread Jim Thomas
and if not properly (and or, very carefully) done, you can almost ensure an IPL to recover. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN

Re: Delete FMID

2011-10-28 Thread Jim Thomas
Humm ... why not just specify a linkedit statement ??. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Tom Marchant Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 7:57 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Delete FMID On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:47:47

Re: Please Help IBM Fix 'Broken' PDSE Problems

2011-10-28 Thread Jim Thomas
be causing the corruption ??. As you well know, looking at dumps is not going to help unless there is an awareness of the environment. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From

Re: Jes2 held output class

2011-10-07 Thread Jim Thomas
$D OUTCLASS(n) - Display output classes z/OS V1R12.0 JES2 Commands SA22-7526-11 Function To display output classes. Syntax -$D--OUTCLASS-+-+- +-nn-+--+-+ |'---+-mm-+-'

Re: ACS dataclas- clarification

2011-10-07 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Could you please try (and let me know of your results). SELECT (DSN) WHEN(DB2EXT) - SET DATACLAS EQ 'DB2EXT' WHEN(VSAMXT) - SET DATACLAS EQ 'VSAMXT' Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j

Re: Interesting article today on the BBC website about the top tech firms ----- OT ----- List .. my apologies.

2011-10-02 Thread Jim Thomas
then GP had his office off of Underhill rd. My apologies ... have not been home for since the 80's. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: Interesting article today on the BBC website about the top tech firms ----- OT

2011-10-02 Thread Jim Thomas
Ma'am, My apologies ... SE London. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Linda Mooney Sent

Re: Interesting article today on the BBC website about the top tech firms ----- OT

2011-10-01 Thread Jim Thomas
List ... my apologies ... just a quick question if I may. Linda .. are you in the UK ?? and if so .. where ??. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: Interesting article today on the BBC website about the top tech firms ----- OT

2011-10-01 Thread Jim Thomas
My apologies Ma'am, In the US but was raised in Dulwich, hence my question. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN

Re: TCBFX vs. TCBNOIRB

2011-09-30 Thread Jim Thomas
a question of whom the 'setter/reset r' is and obviously, what is being done. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

Re: Who uses RBGRSAVE in a task's *oldest* RB?

2011-09-30 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, I do not have the data areas w/me at the moment, but I believe this to be an issue of 'whom' FLIH has trapped (e.g. ... TASK, SRB, SVC .) and since you've said, 'task' being interrupted, a peek at the SVRB (in specific) might give you better insight. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233

Re: TCBFX vs. TCBNOIRB

2011-09-30 Thread Jim Thomas
to contact / email me .. (after the weekend though please) directly and please understand that my current access to MVS (or z/OS or whatever the hell you want to call it) is rather limited so my responses might be slooow Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014

Re: TCBFX vs. TCBNOIRB

2011-09-30 Thread Jim Thomas
List / Et'al ... Forgive me for this OT email ... but I'd really love to chat w/Ray I'm pretty sure we know each other ... Ray ... if you please, contact me directly .. email or otherwise ... Hope all is well w/you ... and I look forward to hearing from you !!. Kind Regards Jim

Re: TCBFX vs. TCBNOIRB

2011-09-30 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Try this ... I think (like Ray) that I have the same manual ... http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/360/os/R21.7_Apr73/plm/GY28-6616-9_OS_IO_Su perv_PLM_R21.7_Apr73.pdf and yes ... it is old ... but for the most part, still very much valid (that I know of). Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233

Re: TCBFX vs. TCBNOIRB

2011-09-30 Thread Jim Thomas
was supposed to be used in conjunction with NOIRB ... I could be wrong ... but yes, I do concur that they were GUPI (from a certain point in time). I did think though that the 'usage' for FX was externalized albeit limited to the 'privileged'. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile

Re: TCBFX vs. TCBNOIRB

2011-09-30 Thread Jim Thomas
is actually another macro ... CIRB !!. Dump processing is yet another example. From my own usage, SIRB's are most valuable in critical (quick ?) storage related information. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email

Re: SYNCH[X] vs LINKX]

2011-08-24 Thread Jim Thomas
to and if that be the case, my apologies ahead of time. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of john gilmore Sent

Re: SYNCH[X] vs LINK[X]

2011-08-23 Thread Jim Thomas
changes in the ESD / RLD which obviously, at least in my feeble mind, mitigate a lot of addressing type issues when actual code was or had to be reassembled / linked. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-23 Thread Jim Thomas
LOL .. Nah mate .. too lazy to want to do some hard work. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz [mailto:shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net] Sent

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-22 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, I had posted but left out a lot of details ... that said, zedgarhoo...@gmail.com is not even close to where the real story ends ... Connect the next dot .. I did .. a few more to come.. :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j

Re: Re : Winblows on z .... FYI

2011-08-22 Thread Jim Thomas
Subject: Re: Re : Winblows on z FYI Jim, what did you learn about z86VM? Do you know if it supports 64bit PC/server operation systems? Richard, Vickie, and Randy Pinion --- j...@thethomasresidence.us wrote: From: Jim Thomas j...@thethomasresidence.us To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-22 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Thank you ... but that was a couple of years ago ... besides .. lawyers are just as bad as 'management'. Good thing you didn't join us .. you'd have lost the job about three years before I did .. Feel free to shoot me a pvt email or call if you'd like to chat. Kind Regards Jim Thomas

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-22 Thread Jim Thomas
that you and Binyamin speak of?. Oh well .. it doesn't matter ... been too long ago .. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-22 Thread Jim Thomas
with the US (forgive me .. no offence meant) and joined the University of London. Don't know about the first HTTP server ... but if I were to guess, I'd venture to say, late 370's ... circa .. mid to late 80's... Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Hai Shidoshi ... Watashi o keihatsu shite itadaki arigatogozaimasu. Watashi wa sore o shitte ita koto ga nai. Watashi wa nipponjin de wa nai asa ga nai I'm sorry .. I just could not resist ... :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, My apologies . I did not know you were under zPDT. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
abhor .. and even more so when it comes from my supposed management. I absolutely detest and abhor both, liars and brown nose'ers. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: iasxwr00

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Umm .. SD095 is (was, used to be .. maybe still is ??) a CSECT that was included ... I know there was some chatter about pulling it out and perhaps just CALing it or something to the effects ... Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j

Re: iasxwr00

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of techie well wisher Sent: Saturday, August 20, 2011 6:38 AM

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Pardon me but I beg to differ ... they are both essentially the same but could be used in different responses. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
to ROFL now ..). Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 5:49 AM

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
in about eight or nine languages (in a previous lifetime) but .. have not touched them (save but for a few words every now and then) for well over two decades. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Radoslaw, Forgive me ... I am not sure about non-US business any longer but, formerly, while back home, in the UK, what I did or did not do, outside of my work time, was my own choice. Perhaps I was just lucky ??. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Forget it. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of R.S. Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 10:17

Re: Looking for another large Control-D site

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
to get a hold of me. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Willy Jensen Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
, with no doors, windows or any other means of access, but wait, we now have breaking into that too (yes, I'm leaving out a lot of details but sorry... IMHO.. required). I'm done with this topic. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, I wish I'd been that lucky .. well .. perhaps not.. since I would still have been with that company ... although, my then director got CANNED about a fortnight after he pushed (gee.. wonderful buzz words yeah?) me out. :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
: Re: CLOCK change problem On 8/21/2011 2:39 PM, Jim Thomas wrote: Sir, My apologies ... 'so desu ne' ?? .. chinese ?? .. Forgive me .. aside from Japanese, I also knew Mandarin but 'so desu ne' is Japanese ... and essentially it just means that you're agreeing (indifferently). I'm just

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
!!. :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 5:17 PM To: IBM-MAIN

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Pardon me .. I think it was the English ... To biday or not to biday !!. :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, LMAO !!. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 5

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
STOP using SAKI in the biday's !!. :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Chase, John Sent

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-21 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Never mind ... my apologies for posting. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL

Re: iasxwr00

2011-08-20 Thread Jim Thomas
I was under the impression that it could still be used. None the less, if an alternative is required, one easy approach I can think of is SAPI. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original

Re: iasxwr00

2011-08-20 Thread Jim Thomas
If indeed you insist on looking at the output datasets, then please look into SAPI ... Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-20 Thread Jim Thomas
won't know what 'koyot' reflects but .. you do), do you realize that you are breaching your own claims for security by emailing ?. I left the rest of it out to respect 'your' privacy not 'your' security. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-20 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, :-) see my previous reply to 'zMan'. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Eric

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
are good for what they were engineered to be .. a PERSONAL computer, NOT a BUSINESS computer !!. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM

Re: Rockets in Ashdod, very near to my home, yesterday and today.

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, I'm glad to hear you are well ... please take care and stay safe. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
REPLY U, OR UTC/LOCAL TIME Please, help! Re-try without 'UTC' at the end of your reply. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -- For IBM

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Switch ?? .. as in a command or a bit ?. Default STPMODE is YES and were it set to NO .. he would not get this prompt. That said, he should not set STPMODE to NO unless he is prepared to go to STP. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
Ma'am, Regardless of OPERATOR PROMPT/NOPROMPT setting, default STPMODE is YES so he will get the IEA888A. Why not T CLOCK ... maybe because his time zone is UTC ?? or he's setting a time outside of the twelve hour GMT window ??. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile

Re: UNIX (USS)

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, LMAO . Okay .. I'm sorry .. I tried to stay away and as soon I'd seen his (previous) post and your (previous) reply .. I knew exactly where this was headed. A . I miss the old days of simplicity and plain english !!. :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130

Re: CLOCK change problem

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
Okay ... then just reply R 0U is that not what you wanted to begin with or did I miss something ??. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re : Winblows on z .... FYI

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
missed out a lot in a couple of years ... okay .. got me reading spectacles ... and some pleasant reading / digging, for my weekend :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email

Re: iasxwr00

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
IIRC, IASXWR00 is (IMHO) an external writer ... do you really need a replacement ??. Do you 'only' want to be able to select specific spool datasets and have them copied to an individual dataset ??. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
/snip MVS (or OS/390 or z/OS or whatever you want to call it) has NEVER been hacked or destroyed by an ex employee !!. How do you know? Do you expect any financial company to make an advertisement Hello! We're open for hackers!. I suspect that no company want do disclose it. /endsnip Please

Re: Security is fun in the PC world....

2011-08-19 Thread Jim Thomas
Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 7:13 PM To: IBM-MAIN

Re: Pipeline question - whick is better?

2011-08-18 Thread Jim Thomas
example. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Finnell Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 8:43 PM

Re: Pipeline question - whick is better?

2011-08-18 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Please see below for lines marked with @@. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Binyamin

Re: MVSNFS address space cancel

2011-08-18 Thread Jim Thomas
down OVMS). Did you check JES2 ?. There are many ways to bring down most all USS related tasks but you really want to be careful as YOU STAND TO LOSE DATA. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email

Re: Assembler with ISPF Presentation

2011-08-18 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Ta. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Jim Marshall Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 12:52

Re: Pipeline question - whick is better?

2011-08-18 Thread Jim Thomas
movement is between storage areas having different keys. The performance of these instructions on most models may be significantly slower than that of the MOVE (MVC) instruction. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j

Re: Pipeline question - whick is better?

2011-08-17 Thread Jim Thomas
of 'data' is 256 or less ... else please try looking into MVCOS. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf

Re: Pipeline question - whick is better?

2011-08-17 Thread Jim Thomas
' ... is just an address. What am I missing ??. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Rutledge Sent

Re: Pipeline question - whick is better?

2011-08-17 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, My apologies but ... it does not have to be in KZERO and it still won't fail. That said, you and very correct. As I said before, there will be overhead. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email

Re : A question on Menu's

2011-08-16 Thread Jim Thomas
. Any direction would be greatly appreciated. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Re : A question on Menu's

2011-08-16 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Only because I'd like the user to logon directly from VTAM and or TCP/IP, if they so desired. Again, the biggest thing I'm trying to accomplish is, learning how to develop front ends ... (aka .. menus). Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014

Re: Re : A question on Menu's

2011-08-16 Thread Jim Thomas
Binyamin / Shmuel, Thank you for your replies ... my apologies for not clearly stating 'native vtam' That said, am looking into an HTTP server but have also remembered that I have (somewhere) a 3270 macro that I'd re-written and enhanced in a previous lifetime. Kind Regards Jim Thomas

Re: Re : A question on Menu's

2011-08-16 Thread Jim Thomas
Chris, Thanks for your reply and for the link to the archives. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf

Re: file allocation dcb order

2011-08-12 Thread Jim Thomas
not, necessarily, have to manually build a complete DSCB. It's just as easy (depending on circumstances) to simply issue an OBTAIN and modify if need be. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original

Re: TSO/E NSLOOKUP and DIG deprecation

2011-08-12 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Yes and yes. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of McKown, John Sent: Friday, August 12

Re: CORRUPT PDS - I/O ERROR

2011-08-07 Thread Jim Thomas
agree and it took me a bit to grasp what was being presented. Consider, what is '1' divided by '1' .. how about '1' divided by '0', how about '1' divided by .5 or .1 or .01 or .001 or or or or. Again, my apologies for intruding ... just my '.2.(0)' cents .. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-05 Thread Jim Thomas
at address x'' thru x'0002'. Please also verify that your new module is loaded and being picked up. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-05 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, I'm sorry ... it would have been if the ICM was coded as below. ICM R1,B'0111',1(R2) (or ,7,1(r2)) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-05 Thread Jim Thomas
that the 'third_operand' or 'M3' is b'0111' (or 7). This will result in the 'first_operand' being x'yyaabbcc' where 'yy' would be a result of residual usage previously. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-05 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Right you are IIRC, Stanford .. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-05 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Good point .. sorry ... now what did I have for lunch ??. Humm.. was it turkey or pilgrim ??. Sorry .. can't remember. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: Suffix of 64 bit instructions

2011-08-05 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Forgive me but if I understand your question, ... simple .. it's the a byte increment which, I think, helps align storage ... eh.. maybe I'm not say it correctly ... I'm sorry ... I'll sleep on it. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-04 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, No such thing ... please do not put yourself down. If you need assistance, please let me know and I'd be happy to try and help. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-04 Thread Jim Thomas
Sir, Forgive me ... I'm confused ... I don't see the connection. In fact, as far as I'm concerned ... why even bother with HLASM vs. sticking to straight good old fashioned tested and true assembler ??. I'll have a 'rant' posted shortly. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-04 Thread Jim Thomas
Ummm ... dare I say ... 'free products' mean that management (and CxO's) cannot justify their positions and cannot 'piss and moan' about costs ??. :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-04 Thread Jim Thomas
taken over the data processing and even, engineering world. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf

Re: Does this apply to some of the messages here?

2011-08-04 Thread Jim Thomas
I agree !! ... :-) Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman Sent: Thursday, August 04

Re: assembler help!

2011-08-04 Thread Jim Thomas
not a big deal. By the by FWIW .. my rant actually goes well beyond MVS vs. the non-MVS world. Kind Regards Jim Thomas 617-233-4130 (mobile) 636-294-1014(res) j...@thethomasresidence.us (Email) -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List

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